The Solar System - EXAM

Which planet is furthest from the sun?

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)

• 9
• 8
• 10
• 7

Name the planets in order from the one closet to the Sun

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
• Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

• Sun and moon orbit Earth
• Earth and moon orbit Sun
• Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
• Earth and sun orbit moon

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This picture shows the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun. What is the path called?

• a constellation
• a moon
• an orbit
• a planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the period of revolution?

• How long it takes a moon to orbit the Sun.

• How long it takes a moon to rotate once.

• How long it is 'day' on a planet.

• How long it takes a planet to revolve around the Sun once.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

True or false: The Sun is the only star in our solar system.

• True

• False

Which planet is the hottest in the solar system?

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mars

What makes Earth unique among all eight planets?

• Earth has an atmosphere.

• Earth has a rocky surface on which we can live.

• Earth has an ozone layer to protect us from the sun.

• Earth has liquid water which all life needs to survive.

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I am the red planet.

• Venus

• Mars

• Uranus

• Mercury